Infertility (in Women)
Foods to Eat More Of:
Foods to Avoid or Minimize:
Essential Oils:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information. If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.
Natural/Herbal:
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Yoga Therapy:
Supplements & Homeopathic:
Recipes - Food Medicine:
*Note: Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways. Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets. Recipes naturally Vegan and Gluten-Free are marked as such (V=Vegan; GF=Gluten-Free).
Smoothies/Beverages:
Meals:
Sides & Salads:
*I am not a doctor. The information on this platform is not a claim to treat, cure, prevent or diagnose any illness. These remedies are intended to aid the healing process within your body (in correlation with existing traditional treatments). Please talk to your family doctor before trying any natural remedies (especially if you are pregnant, nursing, or on prescription medication).
- Fruits: apricots, avocado, oranges, peaches, raspberries
- Vegetables: arugula, asparagus, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, collard greens, kale, romaine lettuce, spinach, sweet potatoes, watercress
- Almonds, adzuki beans, Brazil nuts, bulgur, kidney beans, sea herbs, seeds (especially flax, pumpkin, sesame & sunflower), soy products, wheat germ, yogurt
Foods to Avoid or Minimize:
- Refined flour, sugar & artificial food additives
- Meat, dairy, coffee (including decaf), tea, alcohol, cranberries, plums, prunes, lentils, chickpeas, peanuts, walnuts
Essential Oils:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information. If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.
- Infertility in general: Anise, bergamot, clary sage, cypress, fennel, geranium, melissa, nutmeg, Roman chamomile, sage, thyme, yarrow, ylang ylang
- Oils specific to female infertility: Clary sage, coriander, cypress, fennel, geranium, melissa, nutmeg, Roman chamomile, thyme, yarrow, ylang ylang
- Apply to abdomen, hips, lower back, ankles, in vagina, and into the crease of the butt (but not as far as the anus). Can also add to bath water or use as a general full-body massage oil.
Natural/Herbal:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information. If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.
- Yoga, meditation and/or tai chi
- May be caused by a zinc deficiency - have your levels checked
- May be caused by smoking - try to stop if you are a smoker
- Chasteberry, dandelion leaf & root, evening primrose oil, red clover flower, red raspberry leaf, rosemary, stinging nettle
Yoga Therapy:
- Yoga for Fertility, Conception, and Creativity (35 min - BrettLarkinYoga)
- YOGA for FERTILITY (29 min -YogaYin)
Supplements & Homeopathic:
- Vitamin B Complex: 1 pill each morning with food (look for B-50 complex with 50 mcg vitamin B12 and biotin; 400 mcg folic acid; and 50 mg all other B vitamins).
- Vitamin B6: 50 mg daily (200 mg daily over long term may cause nerve damage).
- Vitamin E: 100 IU twice daily (check with doctor if taking anticoagulant drugs).
- Zinc/Copper: 30 mg zinc (add 2 mg copper daily if using zinc longer than 1 month).
- Essential Fatty Acids: 1,000 mg evening primrose oil 3 times daily; 1 Tablespoon (14 grams) flaxseed oil daily (or use 1,000 mg borage oil once daily for primrose oil).
- Siberian Ginseng: 100-300 mg extract twice daily (do not use while menstruating, stop using as soon as you find out you are pregnant).
- Chasteberry/False Unicorn Root: 1/2 teaspoon tincture of each twice daily (do not use while menstruating, stop using as soon as you find out you are pregnant).
- Flaxseed oil: 1 Tablespoon (14 grams) daily (can be mixed with food; take in the morning).
- PABA: 300mg-12g daily
Recipes - Food Medicine:
*Note: Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways. Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets. Recipes naturally Vegan and Gluten-Free are marked as such (V=Vegan; GF=Gluten-Free).
Smoothies/Beverages:
- Apple-Orange Smoothie (GF)
- Green Smoothie (GF)
- Herbal Mango Smoothie (V, GF)
- Mango Pineapple Smoothie (V, GF)
- Mega-Greens Smoothie (GF)
- Orange Smoothie (GF)
- Peach-Banana Smoothie (GF)
- Peach-Berry Smoothie (GF)
- Peach-Grape Smoothie (GF)
- Super Skin Smoothie (GF)
Meals:
- Adult Ramen (V, GF)
- Asian Broccoli & Rice Bowl (V, GF)
- Broth (Veggie/Chicken/Beef) - (V, GF)
- Edamame Rice Bowl (V)
- Miso Soup (V, GF)
- Pasta Della California (V)
- Spinach Pasta (V)
Sides & Salads:
- Asian Cabbage Salad (V, GF)
- Avocado Cilantro Lime Rice (V, GF)
- Bacon Brussels Sprouts (GF)
- Caraway Brussels Sprouts (V, GF)
- Double Mashed Potatoes (GF)
- Guacamole (V, GF)
- Irish Potatoes (Colcannon) - (GF)
- Kale Salad with Sesame Dressing (V, GF)
- Mashed Sweet Potatoes (V, GF)
- Molasses Beans (GF)
- Roasted Asparagus (V, GF)
*I am not a doctor. The information on this platform is not a claim to treat, cure, prevent or diagnose any illness. These remedies are intended to aid the healing process within your body (in correlation with existing traditional treatments). Please talk to your family doctor before trying any natural remedies (especially if you are pregnant, nursing, or on prescription medication).